Another Divas match have been announced for next week’s TakeOver: RESPECT live special: Asuka vs. Dana Brooke. The match was announced on this week’s episode of NXT: JUST ANNOUNCED: @DanaBrookeWWE will face @WWEAsuka at @WWENXT #NXTTakeOver: Respect next Wednesday! pic.twitter.com/dT2b4nVdSl — WWE (@WWE) October 1, 2015 This will be Asuka’s first match for the NXT … Read more
NXT Women’s Champion Bayley recently spoke to Title Match Wrestling about her history-making main event match against Sasha Banks at TakeOver: RESPECT, possibly turning heel, the Diva Revolution and more: On her popularity: She says it’s weird to be considered one of the most popular women wrestlers, since she still sees herself as a “normal … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @TripleH/Twitter” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] The WWE has announced the main event of the next NXT TakeOver special, and it’s a huge one for Diva fans. In a rematch from NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, Bayley will defend her NXT Women’s Championship against Sasha Banks in a 30 Minute Iron Man match. The news was announced at … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] New NXT Women’s Champion Bayley recently spoke to WWE.com about her monumental victory at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, sharing her emotional experience before, during and after the big match. Her reaction upon winning the title: “All I could do was cry. I was crying because of everything I’ve been through to … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] The WWE has confirmed the next big leap for NXT: a live TakeOver special from London, England. The news was announced by WWE COO Triple H, who tweeted: If you can't be in the UK in person to see @WWENXT take over, #NXTLondon will be LIVE only on @WWENetwork 12/16. pic.twitter.com/8K5esUiO7S … Read more
Last night, the NXT Divas managed to raise the bar once again in the first live special off of their home turf. NXT Women’s Champion Sasha Banks took a break from the main roster to defend her title against the ultimate underdog, Bayley, in what was billed the co-main event of the evening. I’d speculate … Read more
Following her huge NXT Women’s Championship victory at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, Bayley spoke to WWE.com about what the moment meant to her. Through her tears, Bayley explained that though she had been dreaming of this moment for years, she was never truly prepared for it. She said the post-match congratulations she received from fellow Four … Read more
Whose star shone brightest this week? You tell us! With our Star of the Week poll, we’ll pick the week’s top five women in wrestling and let you choose who is number one. The poll will open each Saturday and close on Sunday afternoon. Let’s take a look at this week’s top five: Bayley Bayley … Read more
Tonight at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, a new NXT Women’s Champion was crowned. In what was billed the co-main event of the evening, Bayley unseated champion Sasha Banks. Both Divas were taken to their absolute limits in the match, resulting in a hard fought victory for the underdog. Sasha took aim at Bayley’s broken hand, at … Read more
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn airs live tonight at 9pm ET on the WWE Network. Tune in to the pre-show at 8:30pm. Sasha Banks will be defending the NXT Women’s Title against Bayley. Discuss the show in the comments!
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tonight at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, Sasha Banks defends the NXT Women’s Title against Bayley. Will we see a fourth Women’s Champion? The Diva Dirt team weighs in: Chris: This quite frankly Ladies and Gentlemen, should be the main event. I can’t remember the last time I was this excited for … Read more
Get hyped for tonight’s NXT Takeover: Brooklyn NXT Women’s Championship match between Bayley and NXT Women’s Champion Sasha Banks with a unique rivalry-spanning video package entitled “The Tale of the Four Horsewomen” made by YouTuber LitHarmony. The narrated mini-movie focuses on the journeys of both champion and challenger, as well as the history also involving … Read more
Join Diva Dirt’s Chris, Erin and Jake as we discuss NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn and SummerSlam, giving our thoughts and predictions on Bayley vs. Sasha Banks and the Three-Team Elimination Tag Team match. We also talk Tough Enough, previewing Tuesday’s big finale. Listen below or download by right clicking here. [sc_embed_player_template1 fileurl=”http://cdn.media.diva-dirt.com/ddweekly/ddweekly82215.mp3″] Listen to the … Read more
Get hyped for NXT Takeover: Brooklyn with two exclusive Diva Dirt Hype video packages highlighting the participants in tomorrow’s NXT Women’s Championship match. The first, made by YouTuber Jordan, highlights the challenger Bayley: The second video, made by YouTuber Branden, takes a look at the NXT Women’s Champion Sasha Banks: Music: “Superstar” by RuPaul; “Up … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] WWE Hall of Famer and current Tough Enough trainer Lita will join Renee Young, Byron Saxton and Corey Graves on the pre-show panel for NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn this Saturday. Her involvement was announced in a tweet from NXT, which also confirms that the Kickoff show will start at 8:30pm ET, … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @TripleH/Twitter” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] UPDATE: This week’s NXT has confirmed that both of these matches are being taped for next week’s episode of NXT. Two more Diva matches have been added to the undercard of NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn. The two matches – a Fatal Four-Way between Becky Lynch, Charlotte, Emma and Dana Brooke and … Read more
After scoring a huge victory over Divas Champion Nikki Bella on Raw, Sasha Banks joined her Team B.A.D. teammates Naomi and Tamina Snuka for an interview on Raw Fallout. Sasha acknowledges that it was a big win, but doesn’t see why anyone should be surprised by the outcome – she’s the NXT Women’s Champion, after … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] The WWE has announced the next live NXT TakeOver event, which will emanate from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. WWE.com has revealed that the show will take place on Saturday, August 22nd, the night before SummerSlam. This will mark the first time a TakeOver event has taken place … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] There has been talk of having the NXT Divas main event a future NXT TakeOver special, according to a report from the Wrestling Observer (via PWMania). The report states that the WWE has taken notice of the NXT Divas’ success and the positive crowd reaction their matches have garnered. Sasha … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy event along the way, from NXT to Impact Wrestling to Raw. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable (5/20/15): Bayley and Charlotte defeat … Read more
Whose star shone brightest this week? You tell us! With our Star of the Week poll, we’ll pick the week’s top five women in wrestling and let you choose who is number one. The poll will open each Saturday and close on Sunday afternoon. Let’s take a look at this week’s top five: Bayley & … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Triple H and Stephanie McMahon are said to be big supporters of changing the way women in WWE are featured, according to a report from The Wrestling Observer (via WrestleChat). It is said that much of the reasoning behind this comes from UFC’s incredible success with Ronda Rousey. While Stephanie … Read more
Last night at NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, NXT continued one trend and started another: embarrassing those booking the main roster Divas and doubling its Divas offering by showcasing two women’s matches. Yes, for the first time ever, two Divas matches inhabited the card. Also for the first time ever (that I can tell), the NXT Divas … Read more
Tonight at NXT Takeover: Unstoppable, Sasha Banks overcame a bad arm and Becky Lynch‘s lightning-quick style to retain the NXT Women’s Title. Becky’s fast-paced move set kept Sasha on her toes, but some well-placed offense – including a face plant directly onto the ring apron – allowed the Women’s Champion to slow her opponent down. … Read more
Tonight at NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, Bayley and Charlotte proved themselves to be “Huggably Superior”. The duo defeated the team of newcomer Dana Brooke and main roster Diva Emma. Dana and Emma managed to isolate Bayley for much of the match, but the tides turned once former Women’s Champion Charlotte was tagged in. She would eventually … Read more
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable airs live tonight at 8pm ET on the WWE Network. Tune in to the pre-show at 7:30pm. Sasha Banks will be defending the NXT Women’s Title against Becky Lynch, while the team of Bayley and Charlotte take on Dana Brooke and Emma. Also, tune in to Lucha Underground tonight on the El … Read more